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Posted
Just now, Truzzcat said:

what is this based off of?

Nothing in particular. I was just wondering since everybody else is transferring to OSU that maybe Meyer Shapiro will as well. 

Posted
Just now, NM1965 said:

Nothing in particular. I was just wondering since everybody else is transferring to OSU that maybe Meyer Shapiro will as well. 

I would be pretty shocked he seems super close with Yianni and Grey.

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Posted
1 hour ago, Wrestleknownothing said:

I just read in The Athletic that the new thing in college football is for NIL collectives to provide the family a travel stipend to induce a player to transfer. 

So basically a series of free vacations to places their kid will never go to. First we will head down to Miami for a nice weekend on the beach and tell the coaches we definitely had a great visit and they are in our top 25 schools we are looking at.  Next up we will head to NY.....

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19 minutes ago, Idaho said:

So basically a series of free vacations to places their kid will never go to. First we will head down to Miami for a nice weekend on the beach and tell the coaches we definitely had a great visit and they are in our top 25 schools we are looking at.  Next up we will head to NY.....

I think they get the money after the transfer. The idea is that now they can travel to see the kid play. Maybe they just get tickets and hotel rooms at the game site on game weekends, or maybe they get cash and go to Miami when the kid is playing in Nebraska in December?

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Posted
On 5/8/2024 at 4:52 PM, flyingcement said:

Cleveland Belton entered the portal last off-season.  Wrestlestat has just started showing his name again in the active portal list.  

If he is in fact - again - in the transfer portal - which appears to be the case - you have to wonder where he ends up. 

But after his disgraceful antics in the championship match at the PAC 12 tournament this year I have to wonder who would be interested.

It also leaves Oregon State S.O.L. at 141 lbs.

Posted
1 hour ago, Thumper said:

If he is in fact - again - in the transfer portal - which appears to be the case - you have to wonder where he ends up. 

But after his disgraceful antics in the championship match at the PAC 12 tournament this year I have to wonder who would be interested.

It also leaves Oregon State S.O.L. at 141 lbs.

What antics are you talking about?  I don't think I saw the match

Posted
1 hour ago, flyingcement said:

What antics are you talking about?  I don't think I saw the match

SInce @Thumper @NearFall @bronco is a coward and blocks me along with a lot of people who disagree with him, I will go ahead and tell you the truth....

Belton is in the portal, but not sure if he will continue wrestling, stay at OSU or actually transfer. 

 I know exacly what happened, since I was mat side. At the 2023 Pac-12 championship you might remember that ASU put Yas in at the last minute to wrestle. In the championship, Belton pinned him in OT. Belton stood over him at the end. Probably not the best move. They got into it there and had to be separated. This year, Vaquez returned the favor with some choice words -they got into it  and had to be separated. Rivalry....tempers.... competitors.... no backing down...that's what it was. It was a two year confrontation in the making that I am sure Vasquez had circled on his calendar. Not handled the best by either wrestler.... disgraceful? No.

As a side note, OSU is not SOL at 141. Singleton was bumped up all year from being the #2 guy at 141. He got some ranked wins and was ranked in the top 30 most of the season. OSU will be fine at 141. 

 

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One more thing from The Athletic article this morning.

Pay to play is allowed. We all need to wrap our heads around that. While the rule originally banned any pay to play arrangements in February of this year a Tennessee federal court issued a temporary injunction on the NCAA, preventing them from enforcing that part of the rule. That injunction applies in every state. Until that injunction is lifted, collectives and individual boosters can use NIL as an inducement for enrollment or transfer.

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Posted
54 minutes ago, Idaho said:

SInce @Thumper @NearFall @bronco is a coward and blocks me along with a lot of people who disagree with him, I will go ahead and tell you the truth....

Belton is in the portal, but not sure if he will continue wrestling, stay at OSU or actually transfer. 

 I know exacly what happened, since I was mat side. At the 2023 Pac-12 championship you might remember that ASU put Yas in at the last minute to wrestle. In the championship, Belton pinned him in OT. Belton stood over him at the end. Probably not the best move. They got into it there and had to be separated. This year, Vaquez returned the favor with some choice words -they got into it  and had to be separated. Rivalry....tempers.... competitors.... no backing down...that's what it was. It was a two year confrontation in the making that I am sure Vasquez had circled on his calendar. Not handled the best by either wrestler.... disgraceful? No.

As a side note, OSU is not SOL at 141. Singleton was bumped up all year from being the #2 guy at 141. He got some ranked wins and was ranked in the top 30 most of the season. OSU will be fine at 141. 

 

It is sad that you felt the need to clarify.

Everyone knows that Turdbiscuit is a Turdbiscuit AKA West Coast DanTheMan.

Some 80 some-odd year old dipshit who would rather dog on college kids than tell the truth.

He makes Lizard King look honest.

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Posted

Weight WS Rank Athlete 2024-25 Year Hometown Transferring From Transferring To
197 1 Massoma Endene Junior Arlington, TX Wartburg  
197 2 Jacob Cardenas Graduate Kearny, NJ Cornell Michigan
285 2 Wyatt Hendrickson Graduate Newton, KS Air Force  
141 3 Andrew Alirez Graduate Greeley, CO Northern Colorado  
149 3 Kyle Parco Graduate Danville, CA Arizona State  
174 3 Dean Hamiti Senior Joliet, IL Wisconsin Oklahoma State
285 5 Cohlton Schultz Graduate Parker, CO Arizona State Will not transfer
174 6 Lennox Wolak Graduate Columbus, OH Columbia Virginia Tech
165 7 Terrell Barraclough Graduate Kaysville, OH Penn State  
285 7 Yaraslau Slavikouski Graduate Rechitsa, BY Rutgers Will not transfer
165 7 Cam Amine Graduate Brighton, MI Michigan  
157 10 Tommy Askey Graduate Pine Bush, NY App State Minnesota
165 10 Caleb Fish Graduate Eaton Rapids, MI Michigan State Oklahoma State
133 11 Connor McGonagle Graduate Danville, NH Lehigh Virginia Tech
174 13 Gaven Sax Graduate St. Robert, MO NDSU Oklahoma
141 13 Cleveland Belton Graduate Corona, CA Oregon State  
157 15 Chase Saldate Senior Gilroy, CA Michigan State Michigan
125 17 Cooper Flynn Junior Seymour, TN Virginia Tech Minnesota
174 17 Clayton Whiting Sophomore Oconto Falls, WI Missouri Minnesota
285 17 Dorian Crosby Graduate Erie, PA Bucknell Gannon
141 19 Isaiah Powe Sophomore Mount Olive, AL Chattanooga  
133 21 Ethan Oakley Junior Trinity, NC App State North Carolina
184 21 Brock Delsignore Junior Ballston Lake, NY NC State Little Rock
197 22 Evan Bockman Graduate Anchorage, AK Utah Valley Iowa State
133 23 Chris Cannon Graduate Oceanport, NJ Michigan  
285 24 Seth Nitzel Senior Stilwell, FL Missouri  
165 24 Connor Brady Graduate Powell, OH Virginia Tech Will not transfer
149 26 Jaivon Jones Graduate Shaker Heights, OH Northern Illinois  
174 26 Josh Ogunsanya Graduate River Forest, IL Columbia North Carolina
125 27 Ramazan Attasauov Junior Nalchik, RU Iowa State Illinois
165 27 Kyle Mosher Graduate Rockville Centre, NY Columbia  
157 30 Jason Kraisser Graduate Ellicott City, MD Iowa State Illinois
157 31 Jared Hill Junior Broken Arrow, OK Oklahoma  
184 31 Maximus Hale Graduate West Chester, PA Penn  
149 32 Sammy Alvarez Graduate Garfield, NJ Oklahoma State Rider
285 32 Devon Dawson Senior Brooklyn Park, MN NDSU  
125 34 Colton Camacho Graduate Delmont, PA Pitt Edinboro
133 34 Sydney Flores Graduate West Covina, CA Air Force  
157 34 Clayton Ulrey Graduate Grantville, PA Virginia Tech Northern Colorado
174 35 Gerrit Nijenhuis Graduate Canonsburg, PA Oklahoma  
125 37 Nick Babin Graduate Westwood, NJ Columbia Pitt
133 37 Kyle Burwick Graduate Hettinger, ND Nebraska NDSU
157 37 Nick Stampoulos Sophomore Newark, NJ Buffalo Lock Haven
197 37 Spencer Mooberry Junior Osage, IA NDSU Northern Illinois
133 38 Angelo Rini Senior Mayfield Heights, OH Columbia Indiana
184 38 Rylan Rogers Sophomore Coeur d'Alene, ID Michigan Lehigh
165 39 Charlie Darracott Graduate Flowery Branch, GA Stanford  
285 39 Sam Mitchell Graduate Marshfield, WI Buffalo Wyoming
149 42 Nathan Higley Sophomore Sullivan County, PA George Mason  
157 44 Brock McMillen Junior Coalport, PA Pitt  
285 44 Nolan Neves Sophomore Sidney, OH Columbia  
285 45 Peter Ming Graduate Elk Grove, CA Stanford  
125 46 Markel Baker Sophomore Freeport, IL George Mason Northern Illinois
197 47 Carter Blough Sophomore Lowell, MI Michigan State  
184 48 James Lledo Graduate Lower Merrion, PA Pitt  
125 49 Evan Tallmadge Freshman Brick NJ Navy Pitt
133 50 Logan Frazier Freshman Crown Point, IN Virginia Tech Indiana
149 54 Justin Rivera Graduate Orlando, FL Campbell  
184 55 Chase Kranitz Sophomore Irwin, PA Buffalo Pitt
165 57 Carter Schubert Freshman Marion, NY Cal Baptist Oklahoma
174 59 Jay Nivison Graduate Davison, MI Buffalo  
285 60 Xavier Doolin Junior Kansas City, MO Northern Colorado Morgan State
157 61 Jeremy Paradice Sophomore Moultrie, GA Chattanooga  
285 61 Ryan Boersma Sophomore Channahon, IL Missouri North Carolina
125 61 Carlos Negrete Jr. Junior Fresno, CA NDSU  
133 63 Fernando Barreto Sophomore Pomona, CA NDSU Oklahoma
141 63 Job Greenwood Junior Fort Collins, CO Wyoming  
157 63 Carter Martinson Sophomore Altoona, IA Iowa Central College
197 63 Billy Janzer Junior Elk Township, NJ Rutgers  
141 64 Sam Ewing Freshman Pleasant Hills, MO Buffalo Nebraska
165 65 Caden Dobbins Freshman Dallastown, PA Bloomsburg  
184 65 Connor Strong Senior Bel Air, MD Penn  
133 66 Tommy Maddox Graduate Washingtonville, NY Buffalo West Virginia
157 68 Danny Nini Sophomore Orlando, FL North Carolina Illinois
125 69 Tristan Daugherty Graduate Peoria, IL Buffalo  
165 70 Hunter Mays Sophomore Farmingdale, NJ Lehigh  
125 71 Dominic Chavez Junior Arlington, TX Presbyterian Texas Wesleyan
184 71 Devin Wasley Sophomore Hammond, WI Minnesota NDSU
174 72 Sean Harman Graduate West Linn, OR Missouri Oregon State
174 73 Darrien Roberts Graduate Bethlehem, PA Oklahoma Morgan State
197 73 Blake Schaffer Junior Canton, OH Kent State  
141 77 Benjamin Lunn Graduate Shakopee, MN Minnesota SIUE
184 79 Branson Britten Junior Amarillo, TX Northern Colorado Little Rock
149 81 Joel Jesuroga Sophomore Pleasant Hill, IA Iowa Cal Poly
285 82 Billy Brosko Freshman Newtown Square, PA Drexel  
125 85 Zachary Espalin Junior GIlbert, AZ Navy  
165 85 Luke Odom Graduate Edwardsville, IL Illinois SIUE
125 85 Tristan Mascarenas Graduate Rio Rancho, NM Arizona State  
285 86 Andrew Blackburn-Forst Sophomore Lockport, IL Northern Colorado NDSU
174 87 Patrick Jackson Freshman Harper's Ferry, WV Lock Haven Gannon
197 87 Brad Morrison Junior Landisburg, PA Lock Haven  
149 88 Kaleb Burgess Junior Mohawk, NY Buffalo  
141 89 Caleb Brooks Graduate Canal Winchester, OH Buffalo Glenville State
149 91 Ty Linsenbigler Junior Landisville, PA Lock Haven  
157 92 Nick Delp Graduate New Kensington, PA Bucknell  
197 92 Lathan Duda Junior Broken Bow, NE NDSU  
165 94 Bryce Sanderlin Graduate Chesapeake, VA Davidson  
174 94 Carter Schmidt Graduate Norwalk, IA Iowa State  
157 97 Carson Miller Freshman Granville, OH Pitt  
149 99 Ryan Michaels Graduate McKeesport, PA Pitt Edinboro
197 99 Ruben Karapetyan Freshman Bethesda, MD George Mason  
285 99 Gage Cook Sophomore Granger, WA Army  
125 103 Cole Hunt Sophomore Jacksonville, NC North Carolina Montavello
165 105 Mateo de la Pena Sophomore Federal Way, WA Cal Baptist  
285 105 Lonnell Owens-Pabon Sophomore Crofton, MD Buffalo  
149 107 Gabe Onorato Junior Gibbstown, NJ Drexel Glenville State
125 108 Logan Sallot Freshman Erie, PA Lock Haven Gannon
149 109 Bretli Reyna Junior Homestead, FL Iowa  
125 109 Aedyn Concepcion Senior Anchorage, AK Gardner-Webb  
157 111 Tyler Badgett Graduate San Diego, CA Pitt  
174 112 Braden Welch Sophomore Ashland, OH App State  
125 114 Max Elton Sophomore Hammonton, NJ Buffalo Lock Haven
149 114 Jack Nies Graduate Ocean, NJ American  
165 116 Andrew Huddleston Graduate Hallsville, MO Iowa State Maryville University
165 117 Hunter Shaut Graduate Mohawk, NY Buffalo  
133 119 Gio Diaz Graduate Valparaiso, IN Franklin & Marshall  
157 119 David Berkovich Graduate Brooklyn, NY Columbia  
125 120 Caleb Coyle Junior Omaha, NE Oregon State Nebraska-Kearney
141 120 Chris Rivera Graduate Graduate Campbell  
197 121 Coen Grimm Freshman Wadsworth, OH Buffalo  
133 122 Korbin Shepherd Junior Blue Springs, MO Missouri Cal Poly
133 123 TJ England Graduate Southampton, PA Clarion  
197 123 Cameo Blankenship Graduate McRae, GA Davidson  
184 124 Damen Pape Junior Hastings, NE Northern Colorado Northern State
157 126 Lorenzo Rajaonarivelo Graduate Arlington, VA George Mason Glenville State
174 127 Ryan Bolletino Graduate Haddonfield, NJ Sacred Heart  
165 131 Brant Whitaker Junior Boonville, MO Missouri  
197 131 Michael Baker Graduate Beavercreek, OH Columbia NDSU
133 133 Kyle Rowan Graduate Perry, OH Stanford  
157 134 Paolo Salminen Freshman Billings, MT Wyoming  
174 134 Zachary Wells Graduate Sterling Heights, IM Presbyterian  
197 137 Mike Tal-Shahar Sophomore Delray Beach, FL Wisconsin  
125 138 Wyatt Skebba Freshman Hortonville, WI Central Michigan  
141 141 Walker Bents Sophomore Glenwood, MN NDSU Minnesota St. - Mankato
285 141 Max Acciardi Freshman Woodcliff Lake, NJ Cal Baptist  
141 143 Felix Lettini Sophomore Clark, NJ Wisconsin  
157 144 Collin McCorkle Junior Wexford, PA Pitt  
174 144 Hayden Pummel Junior Indian Lake, OH Northern Illinois  
149 145 Theo Cha Graduate Anchorage, AK Minnesota  
184 145 Kodiak Stephens Junior Arnold, CA Oregon State  
125 145 Jacob Houpt Freshman Canonsburg, PA Kent State  
149 150 Cade Balestrini Graduate Sunbury, PA Bloomsburg  
157 152 Kaiden Wagner Sophomore Lewisburg, PA Lock Haven  
141 153 Cam Soda Junior Burlington, MA Edinboro  
125 154 Ariel Waldman Freshman Hewlett, NY LIU  
141 155 Sean Solis Sophomore Fountain Valley, CA NDSU  
141 157 Chandler Ho Junior DuBois, PA Clarion  
184 157 Anthony DeRosa Junior MIlford, NJ Bloomsburg  
174 157 Aidan Faria Junior Cumberland, RI Kent State  
197 155 Caleb Beaty Freshman Clayton, NC American  
285 158 James Bankston Freshman Durham, NC App State  
174 158 Nolen Zeigler Sophomore Loysville, PA Bloomsburg  
133 159 Matt Ellis Sophomore Waynesville, OH Kent State  
133 160 Santino Sanchez Sophomore Whittier, CA CSU Bakersfield  
174 162 Mason Gode Junior Browerville, MN NDSU  
133 163 Andrew Chambal Junior Davison, MI Michigan State  
149 163 Dalton Blankenship Senior Aragon, GA Davidson  
133 164 Braxton Appello Sophomore Easton, PA Ohio State  
165 164 Carson Martinson Sophomore Altoona, IA Iowa Central College
133 165 Cole French Senior Fulton, NY Buffalo  
125 170 Jacob Joyce Freshman Ponaganset, RI Stanford  
133 171 Dominic DiTomasso Sophomore Hahira, GA Chattanooga  
125 174 Keegan Schlabach Freshman Lagrange, IN Clarion Manchester
125 174 Zachary Jacaruso Freshman Milford, PA George Mason  
174 174 Mitchell Broskie Sophomore Dublin, OH Kent State  
149 174 Ty Cymmerman Senior Latrobe, PA Pitt  
149 182 Louden Stradling Freshman Gaylord, MI Central Michigan  
165 184 Cole Zoller Graduate Medford, OR Oregon State  
141 185 Peyton Moore Sophomore Fulton, MO Missouri  
141 185 Thomas Fierro Junior South Plainfield, NJ Morgan State  
165 186 Cam Adams Freshman Howell, MI Central Michigan  
133 187 Amantee Mills Freshman Fort Pierce, FL NDSU  
149 187 Noah Roulo Senior Petersburg, VA VMI  
285 187 Carson Hatch Senior Hughson, CA CSU Bakersfield  
285 187 Zach Evans Freshman Chambersburg, PA Buffalo  
141 188 Freddy Junko Graduate Wexford, PA VMI  
133 192 Drew Cooper Freshman Omaha, NE Nebraska  
133 194 Cheaney Schoeff Freshman Avon, IN Indiana Edinboro
157 194 Ethan Stiles Freshman Chicago, IL Nebraska  
149 197 Trae Thilmony Sophomore Trout Creek, MT NDSU  
141 204 Drew Woodley Graduate Northfield, MN Iowa State Grandview
184 206 Mahkyi Smith Freshman Lehi, UT Cal Baptist  
197 218 Macray Klohs Freshman Plymouth, MN NDSU  
141 220 Hunter Sloan Freshman Doylestown, PA Bucknell  
197 226 Brett Wittman Senior Appleton, WI Clarion  
197 225 Niccolo Colucci Junior Summit, NJ Rutgers  
157 223 Brayden Shelton Freshman Centralia, MO Northern Illinois  
184 225 Ryan Stein Sophomore Latham, NY Chattanooga  
157 226 Jamisen Colongione Sophomore Sayerville, NY LIU  
157 230 Aiden Smith Sophomore Brighton, MI Northern Illinois  
149 231 Cade White Freshman Meridian, ID Oregon State  
157 236 Dagen Condomitti Freshman Northampton, PA Oregon State Rutgers
157 236 Frankie McNeary Sophomore Cliffside Park, NJ Rider  
149 240 Hunter Hockensmith Graduate Spofford, NH Franklin & Marshall  
149 243 Tanner Gerber Sophomore Cameron, WI NDSU  
285 256 PJ Casale Sophomore Little Falls, NJ Rutgers  
133 264 Lane Aikey Sophomore Bald Eagle, PA Edinboro  
165 265 Miles Bassett Graduate St. Louis, MO Bucknell  
165 265 Zane Licht Freshman Prairie du Sac, WI NDSU Wartburg
165 267 Griffin Ray Freshman Hillsboro, MO Nebraska SIUE
165 269 Sam Beckett Sophomore Harleysville, PA Stanford  
165 272 Jack Pickersgill Freshman Holtsville, NY LIU Cortland State
133 274 Spencer Von Savoye Freshman Oakdale, CA Cal Baptist  
165 275 Brady Conlin Freshman Williamstown, NJ Rider  
174 283 Jacob Yawn Graduate Shreveport, LA Cornell  
165 287 Tyler Martinez Freshman Plano, IL Northern Illinois  
285 289 Tyler Stewart Sophomore Woodbridge, VA Morgan State Virginia Tech
141 293 Toby Billerman Freshman Indianapolis, IN SIUE  
174 297 Ryder Dearborn Freshman Santee, CA CSU Bakersfield  
141 298 Brayden Sonnentag Freshman Boyd, WI Wyoming  
141 302 Kaiser Simpson Freshman Cushing, OK Cal Baptist  
141 306 Tanner Frothinger Freshman Eagle, ID Nebraska  
157 310 Gavynn Carpenter Freshman Hallsville, MO Northern Illinois  
141 311 Eyan Chavez Sophomore Antonito, CO Northern Colorado  
157 316 Michael Duggan Freshman Boiling Springs, PA Bloomsburg  
149 353 Pedro Velazquez Junior Victoria, MN NDSU  
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Posted
9 hours ago, Wrestleknownothing said:

One more thing from The Athletic article this morning.

Pay to play is allowed. 

 If pay to play is allowed then why do we have limits on eligibility?   Someone needs to sue, if UX wants to hire a 40 year old to wrestle for them wouldn't it be age discrimination to prevent it?

I also know an old swimmer with a speedo ready to travel.  🙂

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Posted
1 minute ago, ionel said:

 If pay to play is allowed then why do we have limits on eligibility?   Someone needs to sue, if UX wants to hire a 40 year old to wrestle for them wouldn't it be age discrimination to prevent it?

I also know an old swimmer with a speedo ready to travel.  🙂

with an NIL offer ready from Laphroaig for whoever that chap may be 😉

Posted
4 minutes ago, flyingcement said:

with an NIL offer ready from Laphroaig for whoever that chap may be 😉

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Posted (edited)
20 hours ago, flyingcement said:

What antics are you talking about?  I don't think I saw the match

He wrestled his former teammate at ASU in the championship match (Jesse Vasquez). It was a close match most of the way but Vasquez won it and to say that Belton's action were classless, at and after the end of the match, would be an understatement.  He embarrassed himself and his team.  There is clearly "bad blood" between the two of them.  They've wrestled competitively twice (that I know of) and Vasquez has won both matches.

Here's a link to the video of the match:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ki-KQGdqU_Q

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Posted
17 minutes ago, Thumper said:

He wrestled his former teammate at ASU in the championship match (Jesse Vasquez). It was a close match most of the way but Vasquez won it and to say that Belton's action were classless, at and after the end of the match, would be an understatement.  He embarrassed himself and his team.  There is clearly "bad blood" between the two of them.  They've wrestled competitively twice (that I know of) and Vasquez has won both matches.

Here's a link to the video of the match:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ki-KQGdqU_Q

Hello Daniel,

If you weren't such an idiot you would know that you're an idiot and you keep re-posting relevant information, thus making yourself look like an idiot.

Have you checked on the caregiver you've kept locked up in the basement within the last three to five weeks?  She (he?) might have needed some water or something in that span of time.

#CaregiverLivesMatter

Have a lovely day, West Coast DanTheMan
Sincerely,
Everybody

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Posted

We should start tossing out official predictions for the landing spots on all below. I’ll go first. I’ll admit, some of these are more of a hope than a prediction…

Alirez - Northern Colorado
Hendrickson - Oklahoma State
Parco - Iowa
Amine - Virginia Tech
Cannon - no idea, maybe Purdue?
Barraclough - Arizona State
Nijenhuis - NDSU
Belton - Cal Poly


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Posted
6 minutes ago, poorwrestler said:

We should start tossing out official predictions for the landing spots on all below. I’ll go first. I’ll admit, some of these are more of a hope than a prediction…

Alirez - Northern Colorado
Hendrickson - Oklahoma State
Parco - Iowa
Amine - Virginia Tech
Cannon - no idea, maybe Purdue?
Barraclough - Arizona State
Nijenhuis - NDSU
Belton - Cal Poly


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I previously said in response to someone, that I do not see Alirez going to Oklahoma State as that would not be money well spent. It would not get them to a title in his one year of remaining eligibility. But after listening to Taylor's press conference, I can now see it happening.

Taylor emphasized the need to build the RTC right away. His reasoning is that you need to show recruits and possible transfers that there is a path to success beyond college, if they have those aspirations. Of course, anyone who is an NCAA title contender right off the bat has those aspirations.

Against that backdrop, bringing Alirez in for a year makes perfect sense if it is a glide path to building the RTC. I think we all agree that Alirez will be a real threat at 65kg for years to come, so viewing him as an RTC building block rather than just a college building block means you probably make the NIL down payment on him this year to secure him for the RTC next year, and beyond.

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